Background
Millisecond timing error means that your experiment is not working as you intended and that your results might be invalid.- Are you always carrying out the experiments you assume you are?
- Are you aware of millisecond timing error in your own experiments?
- Are you confident you can replicate experiments using different hardware and software in another lab?
Are you putting your reputation at risk?
We can help
If you wish to discuss how any of our products could help you improve your research feel free to email us. Alternatively contact us by mail, phone or fax.How to improve millisecond timing in your psychology experiments

Our ethos is that researchers should reduce millisecond presentation, synchronization and response timing error to as near zero as possible. To do this you need tools that let you establish your current levels of timing error and hardware that lets you keep levels low.
Black Box ToolKit v3
Our key product that helps you evaluate millisecond timing accuracy is the Black Box ToolKit v3 (BBTK v3). This is a hardware independent device that checks timing accuracy in your experiments when running on your own hardware in three easy steps:-
Set-up Hook up external stimulus sensors (opto-detectors, mics, TTL) and a response device (response pad, robotic key actuator, sounder, TTL)
- Test Use a wizard to select a stimulus pattern to automatically respond to/event mark. Then choose the exact response time, response device and duration
- Analyze Check your stimulus, response and synchronization timings across up to 36 channels. Compare what your experiment recorded with what the BBTK saw
Once you determine levels of timing accuracy you can take steps to correct any issues, e.g. moving stimuli temporally forward or backward in the presentation timeline so that they align in the real world when they physically appear.
The BBTK v3 hardware and software is used in labs across the world and encompasses Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, Language and Vision research among others. It is the gold standard for assessing millisecond timing accuracy, event marking and self-validation. Be sure of your research results prior to publication. Compare
mBlack Box ToolKit v2 (event marking version)

The mBBTK v2 (event marking version) is designed to act as your eyes and ears and event mark exactly when a stimulus appears, a sound is made or a response button is pressed. Objective, independent and right first time every time.
With up to 48 input channels there is a sensor to cover every type of stimulus. Any input channel or sensor can quickly be paired with any of the 24 TTL event marking output lines using our PC Software. Whats more all event marking data is simultaneously recorded in real time for later analysis.
If you want to run standalone without a PC, no problem. Simply download between 1-10 onboard profiles. Sick of wires? Then you can control the mBBTK from across the room using Bluetooth! Compare
BBTK 1-8 button USB response pad

Both types of response pad are fit and forget replacements and appear to your experiment as a standard keyboard where button presses appear as if a key had been pressed. Up to 9x TTL signals can be used for event marking button and voice key activity.
Remember although our USB response pads are millisecond accurate and help reduce response time variability in your psychology experiments they can't automatically correct for any mistimings that are inherent within the experiment generator you use. If you wish to check the accuracy and consistency of your experiment generator, or system as a whole, you are advised to use a Black Box ToolKit v3 together with a BBTK USB response pad. Compare
USB TTL event marking module

Remember although our USB TTL event marking modules are millisecond accurate internally they can't automatically correct for any mistimings that are inherent within the experiment generator you use. If you wish to check the accuracy and consistency of your experiment generator, or system as a whole, you are advised to use a Black Box ToolKit v3 together with a BBTK USB TTL event marking module. Compare
4 port USB response box

Remember although our USB response boxes are millisecond accurate and help reduce response time variability in your psychology experiments they can't automatically correct for any mistimings that are inherent within the experiment generator you use. If you wish to check the accuracy and consistency of your experiment generator, or system as a whole, you are advised to use a Black Box ToolKit v3 together with a BBTK USB response box. Compare
Custom built devices and consultancy
